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ELEVATOR.

No. 497,922'. Patented May 23, 1893.

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ELEVATOR Patented May 23..l 1,893

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTON KOEBERLEIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO MORSE,WILLIAMS & CO., OF SAME PLACE. r

ELEVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,922, dated May 23,1893.

Application filed August 25, 1892. y Serial No. 444,039. (No model.)

l Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Elevators,of which the following is a specification.

My `invention relates to elevators, and consists of certain4improvements which are fully set forth in the following specificationand are shown in the accompanying drawings which form a part thereof.

My improved elevator or hoist is more particularly adapted for lifting'kegs of beer or other liquors from a cellar or store room to an upperfloor o1' bar, in a convenient and expeditious manner, but it may alsobe used for hoisting other articles.

My invention is designed to permit the loading and unloading of theplatform with ease and expedition, rendering the lifting of the barrelor keg from the floor wholly unnecessary.

. means `the handling of the keg, except in roll My invention is alsodesigned to permit the elevation of the keg or barrel to the desiredposition for use and to maintain the keg in such position while in use,permitting it to be easily lowered and replaced by another when itscontents .have been discharged. By this that its contents may bereadilyand fully While my invention is thus designed more especially forlifting liquors in barrels orI kegs, and in' supporting them in properposition while being used, it may also be employed for ordinary hoistingpurposes. l

The apparatus by which I accomplish these obj ects is more fully setforth hereinafter and illustrated in the drawings to which referencewill now be made.

In the drawings:-Figure l is a side elevation of my improved elevator orhoist. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar viewon an enlarged scale, and Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view on the line:1caof Fig. 3.

2in Fig. l.

A is the lower floor or ground. B is the upper ioor of the same buildingto which the articles Yare to be elevated, and is provided with theusual opening C. In-thedrawingsI have shown this opening C located undera counter or bar D. 4

E, E, are vertical guidesextending from 4the top to the bottom of theelevator shaft.

These guides preferably extend down into a lchamber or recess F in thefloor A as shown` For convenience and economy of,l iconstruction Iprefer to construct the guides 1E, E, of channel iron as shown in Fig.4. The

guides E, E are thus provided with grooves.

G is the elevator platform which 'may be provided with a recess or seata to support a` ningl 'in contactv with the guides E, E. I pre-A lfer toemploy grooved rollers as shown,which engagethe flange e of the guidesE, E. The arms H, Hwhich carry the platform Gr'con.

stitute the guide frame of the elevator. I, I, are grooved rollerscarriedby the arm H, H, which constitute cable or hoisting rope` guides.c

.I is a rope or cable connected at one end asat y, to the upper portionof the elevator shaft and passing thence down about the` rollers I, I,yand thence up over a guide roller K located nearthe top of the shaftand thence4 down to the drum L. The rope or cable lies within thechannel of the guides E, E, and

the rollers I, I, may extend into the channel as shown in Fig. 4..

M is a brace bar between the arms H, H.

The drum L is carried on a shaft Z journaled in a bracket N preferablyadjacent to the lower door A.

O is a counter shaft journaled in arms of the bracket N adjacent to thedrum L and provided with a crank P by which it maybe rotated.

Q is a pinion on the counter shaft O by which power is imparted to thedrum shaft Z through the gear R.

S is a ratchet wheel carried by the shaft O.

T is a pawl pivoted to the bracket r and engaging the teeth of theratchet wheel S to prevent backward rotation thereof.

U is a friction wheel carried by the shaft O.

V is a friction band or belt passing about the friction wheel U andcarried by a lever W by which the belt may be tightened or loosened uponthe friction wheel U. While this particular form of brake device ispreferable, it is obvious that it may be varied and any other of thewell known brake devices may be employed. I prefer to form the platformG with a slight inclination as shown, so that the keg or barrel will betipped slightly, the better to permit the drawing off of the contents. l

I shall now describe the loperation of the hoist. When it is desired toelevate a keg, barrel, or other object, the platform Gis lowered and thearticle to be elevated is placed upon it. By employing the recess orchamber F in the lower floor or ground, I am enabled to bring theplatform Gon a level with the floor, since the arms H, H, may descendupon the guides E, E, within the chamber, and the keg or barrel may thenbe rolled directly upon the platform and placed in position without thenecessity of lifting it. I am thus enabled to bring the platform on alevel with the floorv while having the arms II, H, located below theplatform, which is Very desirable, since when so located the platform isfree and unobstructed and less elevation of the guides is required atthe upper portion, so that the keg may be brought on a level with thecounter or under the bar withoutextending the guides above it. When thekeg or other articleis placed upon the platform G the pawl T is thrownout of engagement with the ratchet and the drum L is -rotated throughthe crank P, shafts O and Zand gears Q, R, winding up the rope or cableJ and elevating the platform G and its load. When the platform has beenelevated to the desired position, the pawl T may be thrown intoengagement with the ratchety wheel, and lthe platform will be lockedinits elevated position. The platform may be left in this elevatedposition while the contents of the keg are drawn 0E, and when the keg isemptied, the pawl and ratchet may be thrown out and the elevator may beallowed to descend, the descent being controlled bythe brake device. Theemptied keg may be removed and another may be placed upon the platformand elevated as before.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, I have shown the bar or counter D providedwith an aperture d in its top, through which the keg may be liftedwhile'on the platform.

While I prefer the details of construction Shown, I do not mean to limitmyself to them as it is apparent that they may be modified withoutdeparting from the invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In an elevator or hoist, the combination with elevator guides, of aninclined platform provided with a central recess or seat a to support abarrel upon its end in an inclined position, a guide frame guided by theelevator guides and carried by the inclined platform extending downwardbelow it so as to leave the upper surface of the inclined plat-- formwholly unobstructed, andfpower devices to raise and lower the platformwith its guide frame. p

2. In an elevator or hoist, the combination of the Vertical groovedguides E, E, thel guide armsH, H guided on the guides E, E, the idlersI, I carried one by each of the arms H, H and projecting into thegrooves of Vthe guides E, the platform carried by the `arms H, H, andthe hoisting rope passing about the idlers I, I and lying within thegrooves of the guides E, E.

3. In an elevator or hoist, the combination of the vertical groovedguides E, E, thegnide arms H, H the guide rollers carried thereby andrunning on the edges of `the guides, the idlers I, I carried by the armsH, H and projecting into the grooves of the guides E, the

. platform carried by the arms H, H, and the hoisting rope passing aboutthe idlers I, I and lying within the grooves of the guides E, E.

4. In an elevator or hoist, the combination of the vertical groovedguides E, E, the guide arms H, H guided on the guides E, E, the

idlers I, I carried bythe arms H, H one on each side and projecting intothe grooves of the guides E, E, the guide rollers g, carried by the armsH,H running on the guides E, E, and located on each side, above and4below the idlers I,I, the platform carried by the arms H, H, and thehoisting rope extending vertically within the grooves of the guides E,E, and passing about the idlers I, I.

In testimony of `which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

ANTON KOEBERLEIN. Witnesses:

GEORGE BUDBECK, J r., HARRY K. Finns.

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